Continent: Eastern and Central Africa
Rite: Eritrean (Alexandrian)
Type: Diocese
Name: Barentu / Barentuan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Asmara
Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Bishop (2001.10.04 – ...): | Bishop Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. (74) |
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Bishop Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. (74) Bishop of Barentu of the Eritreans (Eritrea)
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Bishop Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap.
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Area: 37,000 km²
Population: 56,000 Catholics (5.2% of 1,068,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes, 14 missions
Personnel: 29 priests (8 diocesan, 21 religious), 58 religious (22 brothers, 36 sisters), 8 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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